Shoshone Falls - WikipediaIn 1869 gold was discovered in the Snake River Canyon in the vicinity of Shoshone Falls, and by 1872 about 3,000 miners had come to the area in search of the precious metal The richest deposits were said to be in the area between Murtaugh, about 15 miles (24 km) above Shoshone Falls, and Clark's Ferry, about 20 miles (32 km) below the falls The towns of Shoshone City, Springtown and Drytown

MHSOBA : ObituariesCharles Norman Geschke OBE MHS Exit 1939 Norman (as he was known) died on 23 July 2018 aged 94 He was at MHS 1938 and 1939 He went on to commence a Commerce degree at the University of Melbourne, but after two years enlisted first in the army and then the RAAF